5″x6″, pencil, watercolour, pen & ink
Gary and I went to Ottawa this past summer to visit my parents in their new home and to visit my brother and sister in-law. While we were there we went to the Museum of Civilization to see the Japan: Tradition . Innovation show. I picked up a pair of Japanese socks, or Tabi, from the gift shop as a souvenir.
5″ x 6 “, pencil, watercolour, pen & ink
This sketch is of box I was given for my leftover Italian dinner. I believe La Bettola may mean “hole-in-the-wall” in Italian.
8″ x 5″, watercolour, pen & ink
Gary and I celebrated our 5-year anniversary this past May with a trip to New York City. We stayed at the hip Standard Hotel in the Meatpacking district, which straddles The High Line Park.
We had a fantastic corner hotel room at the Standard Hotel with views of the Hudson River and the High Line Park. The tub/shower area was glass-walled with views into the next room; no privacy there. Luckily that wasn’t a problem for us.
This is a sketch of the tray of toiletries that the Standard Hotel had on offer: shampoo, conditioner, body wash, bubble bath, cotton balls & cotton swaps, and honey body lotion – all organic. I didn’t take any of it home with me; my bags were full of clothing purchases.
8″ x 5″, pencil, watercolour, pen & ink
Clothing tags from three tops and one dress purchased on a summer Saturday afternoon out.
8″ x 5″, water colour and pen & ink
My shiny, red, portable USB turntable. I purchased it for listening to my vinyl albums and for digitally converting them so that I could listen to them on my MP3 player.
I actually purchased it last fall, and have yet to use it very much at all. It’s funny how fast weekends go by when you spend your weekdays working like mad.